"I watched it at the hotel that night. It was a good speech, drawing on the history of the presidency to locate his own place within it. But as my staff later pointed out, it was almost nine minutes into the 11-minute address before he mentioned me. "I want to thank our great vice president, Kamala Harris. She is experienced, she's tough, she's capable. She's been an incredible partner to me and leader for our country." And that was it."
"When Fox News attacked me on everything from my laugh, to my tone of voice, to whom I'd dated in my 20s, or claimed I was a "DEI hire," the White House rarely pushed back with my actual résumé: two terms elected D.A., top cop in the second-largest department of justice in the United States, senator representing one in eight Americans...."
Kamala Harris recounts feeling publicly undermined and insufficiently defended by the Biden White House after President Biden withdrew, leaving her abruptly positioned as a replacement candidate. She describes being mentioned late in Biden's withdrawal address and receiving minimal institutional backing against personal attacks from conservative media. Harris notes the White House declined to highlight her record and accomplishments through its communications apparatus, limiting defenses against false claims. The lack of preparation and visible support left her seething with anger and struggling to assume the herculean responsibilities thrust upon her at that moment.
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